Political Stability - Governance estimate in Tonga

Tonga: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
11th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2022
All-time low
0.3326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2008
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Tonga, 2003–2024

0.250.50.7511.22003201320242003: 0.472 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.599 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.333 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.333 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.757 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.902 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.902 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.939 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.938 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.935 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.801 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.856 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance estimate in Tonga stood at 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Tonga peaked at 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2008.

Tonga ranks 11th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Tonga, 2003 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
2003 0.4721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
2004 0.5993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +27.0%
2005 0.5996 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.1%
2006 0.4798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.0%
2007 0.3331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -30.6%
2008 0.3326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2009 0.4609 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +38.6%
2010 0.7566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +64.2%
2011 0.9021 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.2%
2012 0.9015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2013 0.8998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2014 0.9392 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.4%
2015 0.9379 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2016 0.9346 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2017 0.801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.3%
2018 0.8562 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.9%
2019 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +18.0%
2020 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.4%
2021 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2022 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.0%
2023 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.0%
2024 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.1409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (59 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8767 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5996 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 7
2010s 0.8939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 8 Uruguay 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 9 Marshall Islands 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 10 Barbados 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 12 American Samoa 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 13 Greenland 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 14 Monaco 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  7. 14 Palau 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Tonga?
Political stability - governance estimate in Tonga was 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
How does Tonga rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Tonga ranks 11th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,252 data points, 1996–2024
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.